between what is assumed to be objective,
real and tangible, and what is not—
needs to be explored
by my heart and soul,
however dangerous to my existence.
I am who I was.
I am who I am.
I am going to be the future me.
I've quit more things
than you've started,
and I had more jobs
by the time I was 20
than you've had your entire life...
So don't come at me
with your LinkedIn "Believe in your dreams" bullshit,
because I don't have time for it;
while you are proselytizing
I am duking it out in the gutter of creativity,
without help, without money, without reassurance.
Don't kick the honest nest
if you can't take the sting,
because the only one
who can tell me
to calm down
is Taylor Swift.